Digital Genealogies: Understanding Social Mobile Media LINE in the Role of Japanese Families
This article explores the emergence of the dominant mobile social media platform in Japan, LINE. In particular, the article focuses upon its usage to maintain familial ties, especially between matriarchal connections. Drawing upon ethnographic work with 12 families over 3 years, this article seeks t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Social Media + Society |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305117703815 |